WHITE BEAR AND ST. PAUL
Saint Paul is Minnesota's capital city and has been so since 1849. It has a rich and historic background filled with wonderful neighborhoods, parks, lakes, and beautiful architecture. It has old world charm, but with a vibrant and emerging business community. It is the home of 3M, St. Paul Companies, Ecolab, Minnesota Life, Green Tree Financial, and many other large and profitable companies.
Saint Paul is the “Twin City” of Minneapolis. Together they are the economic and cultural center of the upper Midwest. The combined metropolitan area population is 2.5 Million.
The City of White Bear Lake is the beautiful suburban community historically linked to Saint Paul. White Bear Lake is the "Jewel in the Crown" of the metro area. It is conveniently located in the northeast metro area, and is a 15 minute drive to downtown St. Paul, 20 minutes to Minneapolis, and a short 30 minutes to Mall of America and the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. The City, itself, has a population of 26,000 with the White Bear area being about 50,000.
White Bear boasts both its own Lake, and a vibrant and historic Downtown with a complimentary Business Parkway. Business and retail is thriving. White Bear is open for business.
White Bear Lake, itself, is one of the most beautiful recreational lakes in the land of 10,000 lakes. It has been a summer haven for prominent St. Paul and eastern families for more than a century. Its scow sailors are some of the best in the nation. During the summer, the Sailors Division of the White Bear Yacht Club sponsor weekly fleet races. White Bear Lake has been immortalized by both Mark Twain and F. Scott Fitzgerald.
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